Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-08
CONVICT SHOT.
AkOTBER TXC1TIEG SCENE IN Tx
STREETS OF RALEIGH.
North Carolina Educational Institutions
Prohibition Fight
United States Court Itsms.
lsnocinI telegram 70 the pl.nntoh.i

| ano'btI COMMISSIONING oUalr, WhlfD cff
aod ercd sensation here. \ dozen con
! Nic's WfTc ~ work st the Supreme
| yuuit etd Library building, in tn
h,at II the city. in the Cipit0i
sQr9Yc. Nearly all oi thcm were
NiirrCn. The guards, armed with shot
gum, surrounded tne square. Two 81 the
| con'cts (roth white suddenly walked
| -ioWly out 81 The opening IN the fence
! ground he building. They walked along
| Ea'naN stfc't IhcGGsrd halted them, but
| tbN ,ull moved away. lie fred twice az
| hen. Neither one was In. They then
ran tack 81 = store and dashed through
! the yard Of private house. The
| eUud rar after them, putting two
mctc cartridges 10 his 2uu. As he reached
| JCnC- street he saw one man getting over
| The l,ucp between two houses. lie fired At
| once. and the convict fell back riddled with
| huri shot. The other convict threw up his
| hands apd surrendered at once, Just
| in tine 10 save his nfe. The convict
shot d, William llcnslCy. from Slmp
| son count, under ten years sentence
| he - shot IN the neck, back, and
| head. and ~, injuries are considered fatal.
| lie was taken 10 the peuitentary hospital
| after on examination 10y the city physician.
| Huslcy had pistol in bis hand as he
| walked aloug Halifax street, and at the
| stone threatened 10 shoot any one who in
| leTf, Trd with him. The people were terri.
| b, alarmCd by the shooting, and Indies and
| children ran into the cellars.
wAKE.FORFsT COLLEGE.
. ha, been stated, the interest in tie
| commencement AZ this noble institution Is
| thi. year aIcater than ever. The alumni
| galbc)cd to-day, not only from North Caro-
| Ira hut from other states. The address
| before the society OF Alumni, by Mr.. j. H.
| Mill. OF Townsville, va, worthy oil That
| cleNe ecnilcmiD, an earnest Baptist and
| devoted iricndof Wake Forest He spoke OF
| lhc bright days which bad dawned upon the
| college. oi the $4,000 cndO Nmcnt fund.
| q the 2Cl students, OF the new laboratory.
| Of a.l klnfs 81 Improvements, 81 the great
| increase 10 interest III the work % the col.
| lege Professor Mills Is nothing unless
| practical. aud every word Of his is - the
| porut. The indications are that, much \
| be- been doue for Vase Forest since 1880
| mole Will be accomplished in the mex; four
| or I've years.
TIE Judge, OF the debate to-day decided
! that ". >. II. Sholar, OF Raleigh, had won
| :he medal I'm the competitive declaration
lat night over tie niue other SPEAKERS
| Tue B.ard 81 Trustees of W Forest
| College to-day elected n new professor OF
| English language and literature.
Tomorrow will be great Day at the
COLLEGE. At II \. NJ. Senator Matt. ".
Ransom a, liycrs the annual address before
the Phlio;althceIau and EuzelIln literary
SOCIETIES. 1T S p. NJ. Rev. Or. Th0ma,
Armiraac. distinguished Baptist preacher
4 &,W York, viii preach the baccilaureai'
,c,rou.
o hui.d,v It the college viii he devoted
TO trc Ora1pns Of the graduating class
| which j. tbs year a large one. \ fcW o.
IT, mcmbtr, viii not speak, but will sub
INST ,-.ay-. The oIatiOns BEGIN nj II \. "
The music ior the commencement; Is fuf
msucd By h,ssnieh's Lrass band, % Rich
mcud. 1uc students give the annual re-
ccIticu T!Ursd day evening IN cOmpllmen
TO &c ladie-.
THINiIY.COLLECE COMMENCEMENT.
Jhi, commencement began YESTERDAY
with addresses by the sophomore cl1>>
La, week there were some minor cXcrci'c'
hy tie lower classes. To-day the junior
cl1., men made somc crcdltible speeches
Thi, evening Rev. +. ID. SWlndell, pastor
Of Tryon.Sucet Methodist church, Guar.
loltc, preached tie sermon bcfoTe the Theo-
Logical Society. As j. always tie case.
W,dnes day viii Dee the great day OF com
Increment. At IL A. N. Bishop ". ".
fns
lbc apnltal sermon. A. u. VI. Res. DE-
". u. Rorcy, - GOldsboro'. The editor OF
the Eethod - Adraace. delivers the annual
address. Iuthe evening Rev. w. W. Sjalc'
of Norfolk, Va, delivers the address before
the society Il the alumni ihe college J.
now on 4 prosperous bI>is, and the alumni
and Other FRIENDS are doing II praciic1i
GOOD. Mr.. Julim :. Carr Infused new
lite INTO it hv IN, gift OF $4,000 10 the en-.
GoNmcnt fund. That iuni is now nearly
2l4.C0 and, it j. expected, Glll De largely
increased al an carly day. There are nos
lC2 student, at TRINITY.
Thur.day will also De a notlbe day al
| the college. An adore is 10 be- delivered
by R,v. +. !. LT0NCll the new pre~i lent
| II Il @ COLLEGE. Z he WILEY Gray medal VIII
Dc presented by George n. snow, Esq OF
Ea!si.h. TO TIE student whose ~. duItin-
acGIo., il adjudged the btst. Mr. j. II
~outbeatC. 81 Durham, viii present thr
BaXju Craven scholarship medal give"
bv Nj JuLau :. Carr - t.c sud 90 Nl
obtains the highest Grace 10 o." iu'l sJur~-
81 studies. Toe stud viii give Gar
Den lMty Thursday evening ~ compliment
! 10 thc lady visitors.
OTHER EVENTS or TIE WEEK.
Thursday the closing exercise 81 the
Davis Mill ,Ty school, ~ La orange, "ili n'
reld The cher event, OF The day are the
adore .,es-ouc before the Washington lit
Iary society ly General +. ". vols, o.
south Carolina; the other before thc j,ilr-
son Library society 10y cN-Govcrror WI.
| liam t. Cameron. al Virginia Iui, school
| which is really . college. ha, for t. super
inteuGcnt Colonel \. G. Dayi-, one or ihc
most progressive educators IN th" safe
over $50 c3dc'> gre present. inr biulIoh'
four companies strong. Wiil DE- Cinci liiY IN
.lcc,oG 1hW,da, afternoon hy colonel Z.
II. Car Oon. luspeciOr-geuclM ("ho j., by
the way. a cuu.iu 81 Ex-Governor Cam
ron.
Fua"y Ccrrrc.,mm +. ". simmons. OF
NcNbcinc, d,iycr> an address at the com
mem, ucutU GIcenyilie institute.
qHE STATE DENTAL CONVENTION.
TIL, convention. composed OF sll the dcH
tit, 10 TIE stale, met III The great blll-roon
Of ~, Atlantic Hotel at IL O'Clock thi'
morIn- President Il. II. Douglass pre-
..Gnz Dcir.nlcs ale present from ar
nqrs II the state. The Eastern CAROLINE
Dental Association, which wa' formed last
month. j. not a separate body but Is >uoor-
dinaic 10 The state association. The lAw
recurring dentists to pass examinations 10y
The state Board OF Examiners, when wa
bic one and works well. The Board OF EX-
aminerS began H. work to-day. DR.. DOu-
glass spoke briefly at the opening OF the
session Of the convention. Some interest
ing papers were read and there were scye-
| raj clinics.
COURT ITEMS.
In the United states Court here TODAY
tie grand Jury found fifteen true bis-all
ave one against Illicit disiilers. One was
.eain.t Mack Evans, Of Samp'0n county,
| fer passing counterfeit coin. Judge Bond
lclceraphcd to day that lac will be here to-
| DoIrOW.
TO GE TRIED FOR HIS LIFE.
AT Nashville, the county-seat OF Nash
| county. Lem. RackIey, white man, Is to
| lc tried for the murder OF Wright Bltche
| i,r. The murder was committed near
| Nashville last May.
PERSONALS.
Colonel Robert Bingham, OF Blngh1m
| School, leaves in few days for European
J tour, expecting to return about SeDtember
! l>t. lie Is enc OF the foremost educators
IN the South, or, indeed, in the enllre
country.
The selection Of Colonel l.. l.. Polk aS
| The stat. : representative at the Interstate
! Convention AT Atlanta on August 10th gives